Filamented flasher
Paracheilinus filamentosus
- Usual depth17–45 m
- Water temperature27–30 °C
- Best monthsMay, July, and October
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 2 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 6 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 6 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 5 records
- November: 5 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 17–45 m · Deepest record: 70 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 27–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Filamented flasher, Filamented Flasher Wrasse, Filament-fin Wrasse, Filamentous Flasher-wrasse, Filamentous Flasher Wrasse, Filamentous Wrasse
Names in 1 more languages
- Spanish
- Labrido filamentoso
Similar species
- Carpenter's Flasher Wrasse
Paracheilinus carpenteri
- Linespot flasherwrasse
Paracheilinus lineopunctatus
Tripletail wrasseCheilinus trilobatus
Blunt-head ParrotfishChlorurus microrhinos
bullethead parrotfishChlorurus sordidus
Clown wrasseCoris aygula
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 77 open-data records from 1972 to 2015.
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